IM Officer (Nutrition Cluster) - P2 - position #: 125819 - Pemba, Mozambique

Contract

This is a P-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 57,661 USD and 78,318 USD.

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Job organizational context:

The Nutrition Cluster Information Management (IM) Officer (P2) is part of the UNICEF Mozambique Child Health and Nutrition team, and reports to the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator (P3), based in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. The IM is a core Cluster Coordination team member.

The purpose of the job:

The purpose of this position is to manage the collection, analysis, and sharing of information that is important for the Cluster participants to make informed (evidence-based) strategic decisions. The core of cluster coordination work is done in relation to the emergency in the North (Cabo Delgado and recently affected Nampula districts) with a proportion of the coordination also required due to other emergencies, cyclones, and floods resulting in displacement, mainly.

Key function, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks

The Nutrition Cluster Information Management Officer's major tasks and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

General tasks:

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end results:

• Respond to the Cluster/Sub-Cluster participants’ needs for information.
• Adapt existing in-country IM approaches for collecting, analyzing, and reporting Cluster/Sub-Cluster activities and resources, and identifying information gaps.
• Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyze, and report/disseminate information critical to decision-making.
• Maintain monthly reporting from Cluster/Sub-Cluster participants, including 5Ws (‘Who does What, Where, When and for Whom?’ databases).
• Support the estimation of spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps, and coverage of Cluster/Sub-Cluster activities and projects.
• Work with Cluster/Sub-Cluster participants to identify information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge those gaps
• Work with the OCHA IM Specialist to develop appropriate supportive strategies.
• Use GIS mapping for map production and geographic data management
• Adopt and promote the use of global standards for IM for interoperability.
• Manage flows of information and dissemination in an appropriate way, including website management.
• Manage an inventory of relevant documents on the humanitarian situation.
• Support the development and analysis of needs assessment and monitoring programmes
• To provide IM leadership in assessments and monitoring, including joint assessments and training.
• Lead the preparation of SitRep inputs with emphasis on Cluster/Sub-Cluster plans, targets, and achievements.
• Develop and strengthen IM capacity through training.
• Contribute to the core Cluster/Sub-Cluster functions
• Ensure that there is effective communication, reporting, engagement, and coordination between the national and subnational levels.

Core cluster functions (at national and subnational level):

Supporting service delivery

• Provide a platform to ensure that service delivery is driven by the agreed strategic priorities
• Develop mechanisms to eliminate duplication of service delivery

Informing strategic decision-making of the HC/HCT for the humanitarian response

• Needs assessment and gap analysis (across other sectors and within the sector)
• Analysis to identify and address (emerging) gaps, obstacles, duplication, and cross-cutting issues.
• Prioritization, grounded in response analysis

Planning and strategy development

• Developing sectoral plans, objectives and indicators that directly support the realization of the HC/HCT strategic priorities
• Application and adherence to existing standards and guidelines
• Clarify funding requirements, prioritization, and cluster contributions to HC’s overall humanitarian funding considerations (Flash Appeal, CAP, ERF/CHF, CERF)
• Advocacy
• Identify advocacy concerns to contribute to HC and HCT messaging and action

• Undertaking advocacy activities on behalf of cluster participants and the affected population

• Monitoring and reporting the implementation of the cluster strategy and results; recommending corrective action where necessary

• Contingency planning/preparedness for recurrent disasters whenever feasible and relevant.
• Accountability to affected populations.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A Bachelor's degree in a subject area relevant to Information Management.
• A minimum of two years of progressive and relevant professional experience in years of progressively responsible humanitarian work experience with the UN and/or NGO, including IM in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the cluster.
• Extensive work experience outside the humanitarian sector which is relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for humanitarian experience.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in UNICEF is an asset.
• Experience in Cluster Coordination IM within the UN system is an asset.
• Formal training in cluster IM an advantage
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Portuguese or other Latin-language is an asset.

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UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

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We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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Remarks:

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There will be no relocation package offered for this post. The successful candidate will be responsible for his/her own relocation and settlement in the city where the post is based.

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